The new HONOR 90 lands in Europe with a 200MP camera and a gorgeous display
Making good on its promise, Honor is bringing its latest flagship mid-range smartphone, the HONOR 90, from China over to Europe.
Well, itâs called mid-range, but once you start looking a bit deeper, youâll realize itâs a bit more than that. For starters, HONOR 90 has a 6.7-inch quad-curved AMOLED display outputting a resolution of 2664 x 1200 pixels. Refresh rate can reach as high as 120 Hz, and if that wasnât enough to make movies look fantastic on the phone, it also supports HDR10 Plus for extra performance.Â
However, whatâs arguably the most interesting aspect about the screen is it comes with a robust set of eye-protection features. It has the same Circadian Night Display tech from the HONOR Magic 5 Pro to filter out âblue light and promotes natural melatonin secretion to improve⊠sleep qualityâ.Â
Additionally, you have Dynamic Dimming simulating ânatural light to alleviate eye fatigueâ. HONOR even claims the phone has âthe industryâs highest Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) Dimming frequency of 3840Hzâ to help minimize eye strain when the screen is at low brightness.Â
Improved performance
On the back is a three-camera system led by a massive 200MP lens â the exact same resolution found on the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra’s camera. But that’s where the comparisons end with the S23 Ultra. The other two lenses arenât as powerful. Thereâs the 12MP ultra wide and macro lens plus a 2MP depth sensor to help the main camera gauge distance. Unfortunately, there’s no telephoto option, so zoomed in photographs wonât have the best quality to them.
Under the hood is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 âAccelerated Editionâ. According to the company, this particular version of the chipset sports â20 percent better GPU and 30 percent better AI performance compared to its predecessor.â The upgrade also introduces a â147 percent larger vapor chamberâ to keep the phone cool. Casual users probably wonât get a lot of usage out of the extra performance features. It looks like this is all meant for gamers who crave an optimal experience.
But something casual users will appreciate is the large 5000mAh battery powering the HONOR 90 for âup to 19.5 hours of continuous local video streamingâ on a single charge. And thanks to 66W HONOR SuperCharge, a quick 15 minute charge can take the battery back up to 45 percent.
Availability
Thereâs more to the HONOR 90 than what we just mentioned, so if you like to know more, be sure to check out our recently published review of the smartphone. Youâll learn everything we liked about it like the fantastic display, as well as what we didnât like such as the lack of wireless charging.
Interested UK customers have the option to purchase two separate models of the HONOR 90 each sporting different hardware. The ÂŁ449.99 model comes equipped with 8GB of RAM alongside 256GB of storage while the ÂŁ499.99 option bumps everything up to 12GB of RAM and 512GB of storage. People can choose between either Emerald Green or Midnight Black as their color; however if you go to an HONOR store in-person, you can get the phone in Diamond Silver.
For people living in EU countries, you have the same options. The 8GB RAM device costs âŹ549 whereas the 12GB version is âŹ599.Â
No word on whether or not the HONOR 90 will be available in other countries like the US or Australia nor do we know anything about a potential launch of the Honor 90 Pro. We reached out to HONOR for more information. This story will be updated at a later time.
In the meantime, be sure to read TechRadarâs list of the best HONOR phones for 2023 if youâre looking to buy one.